Lot 197
USS Yankee (1892-1908) Remarkable Collage of Flotsam From Wreckage of Navy Gunboat. The USS Yankee was built in 1892 in Newport News, Virginia for the Southern Pacific Railway. It was acquired by and commissione by the US Navy in 1898. The ship joined in The Spanish American War and The Battle of Guantánamo Bay. After her war service, the ship resumed a familiar duty—training. With naval militia reservists or Naval Academy midshipmen embarked, she spent the summer of 1908 cruising the Atlantic coast between Boston and Chesapeake Bay. There she ran aground, refloated but sank in Buzzards Bay. Offered is this collage of materials salvaged from the ship and re-created as if found in the bay. Small plaque reads U.S.S. Yankee (1892-1908) B. Mason (likely the artist) Consignor found through another source the vintage original sash adding immeasurably to the appeal. A most nique piece. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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